What a great example of why it's important to be familiar with the glazes you are using! As you can see, my teapot is actually stuck to the cookie I placed it on in the kiln (to prevent any damage to the kiln shelves). "Korman Yellow" is one of the newer formulas we added to our school glaze room, and I'm not sure I had seen anyone spray it onto an entire piece prior to this one. The test tiles for the glaze also indicated that it was a stable glaze for the most part.
1. It's risky having the darker part of the gradient at the bottom of the piece because the thicker the layers of glaze, the higher the chances of running.
2. Using a spray gun to glaze is fun and all, but keeping track of how you're layering the glaze and its thickness can be tricky. (I just need more practice 😅)
3. Be more generous with wiping off the glaze from any and all areas of contact! I really thought I wiped enough, but apparently not. The lid on this teapot is actually stuck to the vessel, and is too delicate for me to try and tap it open any more than I already have 😥
4. Coleman porcelain is the clay I've been primarily working with this semester. Through trial and error, I'm noticing its many unique properties versus other clay bodies. It takes getting used to. Know the clay you're working with! 🙃
It is a bummer that I won't get to see the beautiful contrasting color inside, but good lessons learned! And now to make more 👌😁

2005 Hai Lang Hao Ba Ma Gong Chun @yunnan_sourcing
Bouquet: One of the major aspects of this buddy is its refreshing lemon profile scent and taste wise. Already within its steaming atmosphere you can tell that there isn't much of an aged character to it. Further major aromatic aspects are hay and dried field flowers like dandelion, gentian and marigold. Beside those a woodsy layer is always part of this refreshing play in this case bamboo. But there is even more to it when it comes to the subtle bouquet notes like balsamic vinegar and apple.
Liquor: Taste-wise there isn't much of a difference in comparison to its steaming bouquet. Starting with hay and those former field flower aspects its young character also got a certain touch of those sun dried Pu-erh buds to it. And this is also the main act within this play: Lemony and Herbal. Its soft silky texture also contains a light sugary sweetness with an even lighter mix of tobacco and leather - just a minimal touch of it. Also within its actual taste there is a constant wood like flavor to it like a mix of bamboo and birch with a slightly roasted note. The actual liquor is leaving a cooling feel within you inner mouth section behind like an echo of After Eight. Beside the fact that there isn't much ageing to it his overall sweet & herbal character is soothing and enjoyable ~🍵💚🍵 Cheers everybody & may amazing tea be with you!
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Dislodging the leaves from the tea biscuit is difficult, yet rewarding.
Piece by piece if you may, reveal the big beautiful leaves during the tea session is like an art.
Rush it? And all you get are shattered powder leaves.
茶茶茶茶茶 ＃普洱#tea#teapot#tealeaves#teareave :)